Future Memories

Artist: Criswell, Lynn

Date: 2015

Medium: Ceramic glaze

Artwork Dimensions: 180 x 120 x 12 in.

County Department: Public Works

Artwork Site: Zev Yaroslavsky Family Support Center

Supervisorial District: 3

Current Status: On view

About the Artwork: Using elements such as children-at-play and iconography from nature, Lynn Criswell’s artworks are meant to provide a moment of pause and reflection during the busy workday. Located in the third and fourth floor lunchroom areas, the two porcelain enameled collages strive for a daydream like quality. A bronze sculpture resembling the three-dimensional line drawing of a twig house floats in front of the one of the enamel panels. According to the artist, it is meant to symbolize the love and security needed for a child to play and grow. Contour drawings of hands offer to share a precious object such as a ring, flower or feather with viewers. Hand drawn flowers represent growth and renewal. These collages offer a moment to dream and reflect.

About the Artist: Lynn Criswell’s work offers a visual language that gives form to memory. Criswell’s work is figurative, placing her within a long tradition of California painters and sculptors. She has completed several public art commissions in Northern California and has exhibited her work in galleries and museums throughout the United States and internationally. Currently, Criswell is a lecturer at Sabanci University in Istanbul, Turkey. To learn more about the artist, visit: www.lynncriswell.com.